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descendent

adjective as in descending

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Julie Summers, a descendent of Irvine, said in a statement that she was "moved to tears" when Mr Chin told her about the discovery.

From BBC

All meant to terrify descendents with the wordless horror of blighted land and trigger the inexplicable rise of hairs on the backs of their neck.

From Salon

In their announcement, the zoo said one of the incoming bears - Bao Li - is a descendent of that family.

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It’s very unusual to be able to re-introduce a species with the genetic descendent of the native species.

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A descendent of Lord Byron wants a statue of the poet moved from a traffic island in central London.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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